Private Foundation

THE WATTS FAMILY FOUNDATION

THE WATTS FAMILY FOUNDATION is a Private Foundation headquartered in CHARLESTON, SC. Financial data from the 2025 filing: $609K revenue, $289K expenses, $3.9M total assets. IRS filings disclose 39 grants awarded by this foundation, totaling roughly $2.7M.

EIN: 461834414 CHARLESTON, SC Latest filing: 2025

Total Revenue$609K

Total Expenses$289K

Total Assets$3.9M

Grants Given39

Grant Total$2.7M

Filing Years2021–2025

Sample Grants Given

THE CITADEL FOUNDATION

CHARLESTON, SC · 2024

GENERAL OPERATING GRANT

$170,000

CHARLOTTE BALLET

CHARLOTTE, NC · 2024

GENERAL OPERATING GRANT

$25,000

OPEN SPACE INSTITUTE

NEW YORK, NY · 2024

GENERAL OPERATING GRANT

$15,000

BELLE W BARUCH FOUNDATION

GEORGETOWN, SC · 2024

GENERAL OPERATING GRANT

$5,000

THE CITADEL FOUNDATION

CHARLESTON, SC · 2023

GENERAL OPERATING GRANT

$80,000

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Officers & Directors

PRESIDENT Claudius E Watts Iv

VICE PRESIDENT Melesa E Watts

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Top Grant Purposes

GENERAL OPERATING GRANT

$892,000 21 grants

Educational

$849,000 6 grants

Special Academic Project Fund

$660,000 4 grants

General Purpose

$322,941 8 grants

Financial Trends

Year	Revenue	Expenses	Assets
2025	$609K	$289K	$3.9M
2024	$151K	$301K	$3.7M
2023	$142K	$286K	$4.1M
2022	$269K	$269K	$4.0M
2021	$326K	$364K	$4.2M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $326K to $609K (+87%), with total assets most recently reported at $3.9M.

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Grant Geography

Grants from this foundation were reported to recipients in CT, DC, GA, MT, NC, NY, and 2 other states.

CTDCGAMTNCNYSCVA

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